The Sporting Cristal Herald
Match3 Feb 2029
Sporting Cristal run riot against Sport Huancayo
3‑0, and the margin flattered nobody — it could have carried another goal or two without complaint. Afternoons like this are why people keep coming.
Squad5 Feb 2029
Tempers go at Sporting Cristal
Thiago Laplace was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad5 Feb 2029
Agustín Massaccesi arrives at the club he grew up with
Every footballer has an answer to the question about his boyhood club, and most of them never get to act on it. Agustín Massaccesi has, at Sporting Cristal, and the first month will show what that does to a man.
Boardroom5 Feb 2029
Graduation day at Sporting Cristal
5 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
The terraces5 Feb 2029
Sporting Cristal supporters have found a favourite in Thiago Laplace
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 22-year-old it feels ownership of. Thiago Laplace has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Market5 Feb 2029
Sporting Cristal promote Wilder Santamaria from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Wilder Santamaria has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market5 Feb 2029
Sporting Cristal promote Wilder Carrillo from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Wilder Carrillo has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market5 Feb 2029
Sporting Cristal promote Andre Hurtado from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Andre Hurtado has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market5 Feb 2029
Sporting Cristal promote Jefferson Caceda from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Jefferson Caceda has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
In brief
- Boardroom Sporting Cristal board go back on their word
- Squad Edison Flores is no longer first choice
- Squad Jair Moretti signs on for more